M. Jalil Muhammadu Nazir Rahumaragama v. Hon Attorney General – CA 189/2014-2014

In the case between M. Jalil Muhammadu Nazir (Complainant/Appellant) and Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of an Accused-Appellant seeking to withdraw an appeal against conviction in High Court Case No. 14/2001 (Chilaw) and requesting that the sentence be implemented from the date of conviction under section 328 of the Criminal Procedure Code. It was held that the application for withdrawal of appeal should be allowed, the appeal accordingly dismissed, and the sentence directed to run from the date of conviction. The ruling reaffirmed the principle that withdrawal of an appeal is permissible with judicial leave and that sentences can be implemented from the date of conviction when so ordered, in line with section 328 of the Criminal Procedure Code. This deci